Spaza shops, while popular and convenient in the townships, are not advancing the economic empowerment of black people as some have argued. South Africa needs a more viable plan to achieve this.
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They are often romanticised as symbols of black resilience and entrepreneurship as well as mechanisms to address the historical marginalisation of the black majority from the mainstream economy.
However, it is important to recognise that these entities are a product of desperation and economic marginalisation.
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